• Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Mary Beth Monroe

Educational Background

  • Monroe, M.B.B., et al., “Bioactive Polyurethane SMP Foam Dressings With Enhanced Blood And Cell Interactions For Improved Wound Healing,” ACS Appl. Mat. Int. 17(18), 26402-26415 (2025).
  • Monroe, M.B.B., et al., “Rapid Synthesis of Degradable Ester/Thioether Monomers and Their Incorporation Into Thermoset Polyurethane Foams for Traumatic Wound Healing,” Acta Biomat. 195, 266-282 (2025).
  • Monroe, M.B.B., et al., “Rapid Fabrication of Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogel Foams With Encapsulated MSCs for Chronic Wound Treatment,” JBMRA. 113(1), e37868 (2025).
  • Du, C., et al., “Vanillic Acid-based Pro-coagulant Hemostatic SMP Foams with Antimicrobial Properties against Drug-resistant Bacteria,” Acta Biomat. 189, 254-269 (2024).
  • Monroe, M.B.B., et al., “Bacterial Protease-Responsive SMPs for Chronic Wound Infection Surveillance and Biofilm Removal,” JBMRA. 111 (7) 921- 937. (2023).
  • Monroe, M.B.B., et al., “Direct Cell Encapsulation Within Highly Porous Gas-Blown Hydrogels With High Cell Viability,” Tissue Eng. A. (2023). 29 (11-12) 308-321 (2023).
  • Monroe, M.B.B., et al., “Biostable segmented thermoplastic polyurethane SMPs for smart biomedical applications,” ACS Appl. Polym. Mat., 4 (3) 1956–1965 (2022).
  • Beaman, H.T., et al., “Hemostatic SMP Foams With Improved Survival in a Lethal Traumatic Hemorrhage Model,” Acta Biomat. 137, 112-123 (2022).

Research Interests

    • Biomaterials for wound healing
    • Shape memory polymers
    • Hydrogels
    • Hemorrhage control
    • Infection prevention and treatment
    • Crohn's fistulas
    • Chronic wounds

Certifications & Memberships

  • Society for Biomaterials
  • Biomedical Engineering Society

Awards & Honors

  • Young Investigator Award, Society for Biomaterials – 2024
  • Rosalind Franklin Society Special Award in Science, Tissue Engineering, Part A – 2023
  • Keynote Speaker, New York State Science Congress – 2022
  • Litwin IBD Pioneers Award, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation – 2020-2022